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A heritage preservation organization, Sites et Monuments, filed a legal appeal with the Paris Administrative Court to prevent the replacement of historic stained-glass windows in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame with contemporary designs.

“The plan to replace these windows with contemporary creations by French artist Claire Tabouret—unveiled to the public at the Grand Palais late last year—has drawn unusually broad opposition over the past two years, from heritage experts to Catholic figures,” the National Catholic Register reported. Archbishop Laurent Ulrich supports the contemporary design.

A Vatican diplomat expressed concern about the incorporation of AI into nuclear weapons systems.

Addressing a UN discussion of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (1968), Msgr. Robert D. Murphy, Chargé d’Affaires of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, said:

Integrating advanced systems, including artificial intelligence, into nuclear decision-making processes introduces new layers of complexity, reducing the time available for deliberation and increasing the risk of miscalculation. At the same time, the opacity of such systems may obscure the basis on which critical assessments are made, thereby undermining the conditions necessary for clear and accountable human judgement.

Decisions of such gravity must be firmly rooted in human responsibility; otherwise, instability and ethical concerns will worsen. Bearing this in mind, progress in disarmament must not be delayed and requires a renewed commitment to concrete, mutually reinforcing steps.

The Vatican’s Supervisory and Financial Information Authority reported that it received 78 reports of suspicious financial activity in 2025—up from 43 the year before.

“Although the watchdog announced last year that it received 79 suspicious activity reports in 2024, the new report revised the 2024 figure downward to 43,” The Pillar reported. “It is not unusual for annual compliance reports to make retrospective adjustments of figures.”

Lambeth Palace, the residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, denied that Dame Sarah Mullally, the new archbishop, described Catholic teaching on women’s ordination on injustice.

“The Archbishop of Canterbury categorically did not say—or suggest—that the ban on women’s ordination in the Catholic Church is ‘an injustice,’” Lambeth Palace said in a statement.

The statement “further explains that an interview given by Sarah Mullally to PA Media while in Rome was manipulated by a YouTube channel, APT, in a way that substantially and materially altered its meaning,” The Catholic Herald reported. “This was then picked up by a number of media outlets.”

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